The biggest beneficiaries of the Dodgers carousel of injuries last season, it turns out, were veteran bench guys Nick Punto and Skip Schumaker.Punto played well at multiple positions, including shortstop, and for a time was one of the Dodgers more productive offensive players, which tells you something about their litany of injuries.

Could the New York Mets end up with Jurickson Profar in their lineup at shortstop for the 2014 season? That's the question that ESPNNewYork.com's Mark Simon ponders as the time for off-season roster changes gets closer to kicking off.

For the moment, the extent of the injury suffered by Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers on Thursday afternoon is unknown. What we do know is that he appeared to aggravate his hip trying to stretch a single into a double and limped off the field.